SARDINIA: Albert Ramos-Vinolas became the only seeded player to reach the quarter-finals of the Forte Village Sardegna Open with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Corentin Moutet on Thursday.

The fourth-seeded Ramos-Vinolas of Spain next faces Italian Marco Cecchinato, who beat seventh-seeded Tommy Paul of the United States 7-6 (7-1), 6-4.

Third-seeded Casper Ruud was also eliminated on Thursday, losing 6-2, 6-1 to Yannick Hanfmann. Hanfmann will play Lorenzo Musetti in the quarter-finals after the Italian teenager beat compatriot Andrea Pellegrino 6-2, 6-1.

Top-seeded Fabio Fognini withdrew from the tournament on Wednesday after testing positive for the coronavirus. The tournament was installed in the ATP calendar as a one-time only event amid the pandemic.

Published in Dawn, October 17th, 2020